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. 2017 Dec 25;9(12):6072–6077. doi: 10.19082/6072

Table1.

Health literacy level based on population variable

Demographic characteristics n % Poor health literacy; n (%) Medium health literacy; n (%) Good health literacy; n (%) p-value (Chi-square)
Sex Female 149 41.4 21 (45.7) 109 (42.1) 19 (35.4) 0.48
Male 211 58.6 25 (54.3) 150 (57.9) 36 (65.5)
Education level High school diploma 71 19.7 95 (32.6) 52 (20.1) 4 (7.3) 0.0001*
Associate degree 39 10.8 12 (26.1) 26 (10.0) 1 (1.8)
BSc 128 35.6 10 (21.7) 97 (37.5) 21 (38.2)
M.Sc. and higher 122 33.9 9 (19.6) 84 (32.4) 29 (59.7)
Occupational ranking Head 1 0.3 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (1.8) 0.0001*
Manager 28 7.8 0 (0) 16 (6.2) 12 (21.8)
Senior expert 19 5.3 1 (2.2) 10 (3.9) 8 (14.5)
Expert 202 56.1 17 (37) 156 (60.2) 29 (52.7)
Normal 110 30.6 28 (60.9) 77 (29.7) 5 (9.1)
Work place Municipality 48 13.3 2 (4.3) 37 (14.3) 9 (416) 0.0001*
Research center 92 25.6 13 (28.3) 72 (27.8) 7 (12.7)
City bank 60 16.7 5 (10.9) 33 (12.7) 22 (40)
Municipality of Region 1 160 44.4 26 (56.5) 117 (45.2) 17 (30.9)
Work experience (year) <10 245 68.1 42 (91.3) 168 (64.9) 35 (63.6) 0.0001*
≥10 115 31.9 4 (8.7) 91 (32.1) 20 (36.4)